That is exactly what works! It's what we do too. I'd like to prevent them altogether though so I'm going to take him in and just have it checked out. No harm in that. MKX thanks so much for the...
After reading all this wonderful feedback I've decided that I will be contacting a local family doctor in our area to have him looks at with a new pair of eyes and ask that they do a complete work up...
Ok, where to start..... His ESLD is directly related to Hep C. He hasn't had a drink for over 11yrs, does no drugs and does not smoke. Our diet is very strict sticking to fresh or frozen, nothing...
Here's where the frustration begins. The doctor he is seeing claims to be a hepatologist along with every other doctor at the firm. It's the only firm of doctors in the 100 miles surrounding us as...
My husband has ESLD due to HEP C with a MELD of 14. His MELD has stayed the same for the last 5 months but his health has significantly gotten worse. Now we are dealing with severe abdominal pains...
I'm new to this thread but oh how I can relate to many of you and the feelings you have. I'm pretty new to this and it's been a whirlwind. Just realizing we have quite a long road ahead as my husband...
I am unable to locate the caretaker forum. Is it the one that says #10?...
I may need to check out the caregivers thread as I have a bunch of steam building up and am fighting myself to not get depressed. It seems on most days that no one really understands, even family,...
He also has a lot of leg cramping. In the middle of the night he jumps out of bed in an attempt to walk it off but doesn't get far. Any help with what I might get over the counter to help with these....
The most recent letter we received from the doctor in regards to his ultrasound said... "Impression - stable 15mm hypoechoic lesion left lobe liver. Splenomegaly with mesenteric varices. We will...
We were given the MELD with all things considered. I'm not sure our doctor is a hepotologist. My husband doesn't want to upset our doctor by getting a second opinion but clearly we do not share the...
In my last post I discussed needing testing but unable to get it due to insurance issues. We now have insurance because I took it to our politicians but I feel our GI isn't responsive. My husband was...
It's frustrating but I'll keep filing. We've filed with Medicaid/SSI and do keep getting denied do to 2010 income. I'm filing next week for 2011 so that will help because it will show our actual...
Thank you all for your feedback. Discouraging but helpful. We applied for Medicaid/SSI 5 times or appealed several different times and have the hospital involved to try and get it pushed through....
This is my first post in this forum and actually at all. I just happened upon this forum by accident but have found it very informative. At this point I'm looking for information that I may use to...